E14. Quilting a Green Future: How Project Repat Built a Million-Dollar Business from Unwanted T-Shirts

Most old t-shirts end up in landfills or shipped overseas, creating massive waste. But Ross Lohr saw an opportunity.

In this episode of Green Tech Pulse, Ross shares how Project Repat turns meaningful old t-shirts into custom memory quilts, keeping textiles out of landfills while creating good American jobs.

Ross explains the surprising journey of our donated clothes, how his worker-owned factory in North Carolina handles thousands of custom orders weekly, and why he created Scrappy Socks to use even the leftover scraps from production.

You’ll learn:

The hidden global journey of donated clothes and why 5% of world waste is textiles

How Project Repat built a successful US manufacturing business while paying fair wages

The systems that allow them to track thousands of custom orders without mistakes

Why sustainable businesses must offer competitive pricing to reach mainstream customers

How they’re building a circular economy model in the textile industry

This practical conversation delivers useful takeaways about making money while helping the planet.

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